Vol. 56 - No. 22 June 28, 2002 BNL CelebratesCelebrates Nicholas Nicholas Samios’ Samios’ 70th 70th Birthday Year n May 16, scientists and friends from BNL Having received his 1953 B.A. and 1957 Ph.D. Oand many other institutions gathered to in physics from Columbia University, Samios first celebrate the 70th birthday of BNL Distinguished came to BNL as a summer student in 1952 and then Senior Physicist Nicholas Samios. BNL Interim joined the Lab as an assistant physicist in 1959. He Director Peter Paul opened the symposium, re- served as Physics Department Chair, 1975-81; ception, and dinner held in Samios’ honor at Deputy Director for High-Energy & Nuclear Phys- Berkner Hall, calling Samios “an extraordinary ics, 1981-82; and Laboratory Director, 1982-97. person and an extraordinary scientist.” Since 1970, he has also been an adjunct professor Samios, a former BNL director, in 1998 be- in the Physics Department at Columbia. came Deputy Director of the RIKEN/BNL Re- Samios’ many honors include: the 1980 E.O. search Center (RBRC), a research center at BNL Lawrence Memorial Award, the 1980 New York funded primarily by the Japanese RIKEN Labo- Academy of Sciences Award in Physical & Math- ratory to explore the theoretical and experimen- ematical Sciences, the 1993 W.K.H. Panofsky Prize, tal physics potential of the Lab’s Relativistic and the 2001 Bruno Pontecorvo Prize, JINR, Russia. (continued on page 2) Heavy Ion Collider.
Study of Nanocatalysts, Air Pollution NSF’s Goldberg Views BNL’s ATLAS Contribution Advances With New Technique hile visiting BNL for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) temperatures, ranging from WMay 16 symposium for located at CERN, the European -300 degrees Fahrenheit, the NL’s James Muckerman and radical (OH) and carbon mon- Nicholas Samios’ birthday cel- particle physics laboratory in temperature of liquid argon in- BHua-Gen Yu, both of the oxide (CO) combine, they form ebration, Marvin Goldberg, Pro- Geneva, Switzerland. ATLAS (A side the calorimeter, to the out- Chemistry Department, have a transient molecule, HOCO, gram Officer of Experimental Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) is one side ambient temperature. developed computer simula- that later breaks into carbon di- Particle Physics at the Division of four detectors that will ana- The feedthroughs pictured tions describing the atomic- oxide and hydrogen. of Physics of the National Sci- lyze particles generated by pro- below are two of the four com- level mechanisms of chemical Having previously simulated ence Foundation’s (NSF) Direc- ton collisions at the LHC. One plete spare units used at BNL in reactions involved in the com- the reaction of OH with CO, torate for Mathematical & of the experiment’s main goals a mechanical mockup to test the bustion of hydrocarbon fuels, Muckerman and Yu have now Physical Sciences, viewed two of is to look for a particle dubbed fit and function of parts such as and the role of nanocatalysts in simulated how light breaks the the unique electrical-signal the Higgs, which may be the the pedestal, warm cables, base- speeding up these reactions. bonds between the atoms of the “feedthrough” devices devel- source of mass for all matter. plane, and electronic crate be- The mechanism by which HOCO molecule. They found oped under the direction of Goldberg reviewed the fore they are sent for installa- hydroxyl radicals — a major that when light excites a specific Howard Gordon, leader of the progress on the feedthrough tion at CERN. cause of smog and atmospheric vibrational state of the OH U.S. ATLAS collaboration at BNL, project, which is supported by The feedthroughs were de- pollution — react with carbon bond, HOCO breaks into both and David Lissauer, leader of the both the NSF and DOE’s Office signed and built at BNL (see monoxide to produce carbon di- a hydroxyl radical and carbon BNL Physics Department’s of High Energy Physics. Each Bulletin, April 5, 2002). Alto- oxide is poorly understood, de- monoxide, and carbon dioxide Omega Group. feedthrough is a three-foot-long gether, BNL, plus five U.S. uni- spite being the primary mecha- and hydrogen. Recently, 64 of these feed- cylinder containing 30 cables, versities and institutions from nism for removal of carbon The most interesting result, throughs were installed in the each with 64 electronic chan- 13 other countries are working monoxide from the atmo- Yu said, is that when light hits electromagnetic calorimeter of nels to transfer signals from en- on the calorimeter. sphere. When the hydroxyl the OH bond, it is broken in the ATLAS experiment at the vironments with very different — Patrice Pages only one-third of the cases, and the nearby CO bond is split the rest of the All-Hands time. “This result may seem counter- Meeting intuitive,” he said, “but it is due to the to be held by fact that the bonds
are coupled, and Interim Follow what affects one bond also affects BNL DirectorTo its neighbors.” Peter Paul Muckerman ex- plained that the
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D1400602 Elected to the National Acad- We’ve come from near, we’ve come from far, emy of Sciences in 1982, Sam- We’ve come by boat and plane and car, D2220602 We’ve come because it’s time to roast ios is a Fellow of the American Vernon Hughes Bob Crease Rafe Kasper Our friend and colleague Samios, Physical Society and the Ameri- Who’s now, they say, three score and ten: A middle-aged Athenian. T.D. Lee can Academy of Arts & Sciences. It’s true Nick once was Lab director The four sessions of the all- But that’s not at all his raison d’être (Except for his chums at Boston U day symposium were chaired, Condemned to chase gee minus two.) respectively, by: Howard Gor- Let’s now recall Murray’s crazy thought That hyperons, so dearly caught, don, BNL, who, with Jackie Those sigmas, xi’s and lambda nought Mooney, BNL, had organized With old familiar n and p, Should form an eight of Sophus Lie, the day’s celebration; Jerry And that their friends with spin three half
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D1730602 D2350602 Friedman, Massachusetts Insti- would make a ten — O what a laugh! This game we said, the eightfold way tute of Technology (MIT); Peter T’would be a game that all would play. Bond, BNL; and Derek Lowen- This bet we made, this bet we won; Marvin Goldberg, Maurice Goldhaber Thomas Kirk, Robert Jaffe We won because of what Nick’s done: Jack Sandweiss, Samios stein, BNL. One hundred K of pix, no less, Symposium topics included: He took to find one s-s-s-. This tour-de-force discovery, “Physics From Columbia to Omega minus with strangeness three, RBRC,” by T.D. Lee, Columbia Made Nick a hero, to you and me; and RBRC; “How Nick Helped That’s quite enough, you’d think he’d quit— But Nick pressed on, he has real grit. Me Win Two Bets,” by Sheldon Though most had bought quark flavors three, Glashow, Boston University (see These lacked a certain symmetry: Mu, nu-mu, nu-e and e poem at right); “Elementary Bespoke, we thought, of one quark more,
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D1250602 D2030602 Particle Physics Funding and Said quark with charm makes four plus four. So Luciano, John and me the Uncertainty Principle,” by Found reasons sound that charm must be; And then Sam Ting at BNL, Derek Lowenstein Peter Bond Mary Samios, Howard Gordon Marvin Goldberg, National Sci- And some at SLAC, if truth they tell, ence Foundation; “Gravitational They found a bump, we call it J, Lensing as a Probe of Cosmol- They dared our Nick to make my day. So back he went, back to the farm, ogy,” by Charles Baltay, Yale Uni- To catch a glimpse of naked charm. versity; “Reminiscences,” by Poor Nick worked hard, as all could see, ’Til he found one case of lambda cee. Jack Steinberger, CERN, Switzer- Fools doubted this, they found it funny, But time would tell, he’s on the money.
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D1680602 D0790602 decisive personality and out- So on this day extraordinary standing contributions to BNL Let’s cherish Nick, and thank his Mary For all those nights he wasn’t home and science. — Liz Seubert To do the things that make this poem. Nicholas, Gregory, Alexandra, & Peter Samios Nora Volkow, Joanna Fowler Jackie Mooney, Samios, Rae Greenberg
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D1760602 The Bulletin June 28, 2002 Safety Awareness Day, July 8 Calendar Two One-Hour Presentations, One-Hour Department/Division Meetings Scheduled Calendar of Laboratory Events n Monday, July 8, BNL will hold a Safety Awareness day, when a (continued) major topic of discussion will be workers’ compensation. Under • The BERA Sales Office is located in O Tuesday, 7/16 Berkner Hall and is open weekdays from 9 the Workers’ Compensation Laws of New York State, employees may a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on Safety Quiz BERA events, contact Andrea Dehler, Ext. be awarded compensation payments for medical treatment and lost *Health Promotion Seminar 3347; or M. Kay Dellimore, Ext. 2873. workdays for injuries or illnesses that are ruled compensable. BNL Answer these Safety Quiz Noon, Brookhaven Center South Din- •Additional information for Hospitality questions to see how much ing Room. “Your Sense of Humor” will Committee events can be found at the Lollipop maintains workers’ compensation coverage and cooperates with the be presented by Rick Shields of CIGNA House and the laundry in the apartment area. New York State Workers’ Compensation Board to ensure that em- you know about safety. Behavior Health. Shields will focus on • The Recreation Building (Rec. Bldg.) is ployees entitled to benefits receive them. 1. If you witness an accident on the psychological and physical benefits located in the apartment area. of humor. A brown bag lunch will be • Contact names are provided for most The primary mission of the Laboratory’s workers’ compensa- site with injuries, whom should you provided for attendees. Register by events for more information. tion program is to ensure that compensation and medical ex- call first? Tuesday, July 9, by contacting Linda • Calendar events flagged with an asterisk a. your supervisor Rundlett, Bldg. 185. (*) have an accompanying story in this penses are provided for employees who incur losses that are a b. Ext. 2222 week’s Bulletin. result of injuries or illnesses related to employment at BNL. Also, c. your ES&H coordinator Wednesday, 7/17 the program assists management in developing and implement- d. a lawyer 375th BNL Lecture HOLIDAY CLOSINGS ing policies that will reduce the financial burden of workers’ 2. The best way to lift heavy 4 p.m., Berkner Hall. Mark Miller, BNL The Lab will be closed on Thursday and compensation. — Jane Koropsak objects is: Environmental Sciences Department, Friday, July 4 and 5, in honor of Inde- a. after pulling object toward will talk on clouds and climate. More pendence Day. No Bulletin will appear The following key questions were posed to Otto White, BNL’s Safety your body you should information to follow. on 7/5. Meals: the Brookhaven Center and Health Services Division Manager: straighten your back, then will be closed 7/4-6, open 7/7, from 5 to lift with your legs Saturday, 7/20 9 p.m; Cafeteria: the deli and grill will How do BNL injury/illness costs compare with other DOE Laboratories? be open 7/4-7, daily from 7:30 a.m. to b. use primary back muscles *Manhattan Bus Trip 2 p.m. The Research Library will be Q to lift the weight Adults $10, Children 2-12 years old $5. closed 7/4-7. The swimming pool and BNL worker compensation costs are higher than most other DOE sites. c. make use of a mechanical Bus departs from the Lollipop house at gym will be closed 7/4-7. The Teach- ADOE compares BNL’s occupational injury/illness statistics with the other device to assist in the lift 9 a.m. and leaves the city at 6 p.m. Tick- ers Federal Credit Union will be 26 DOE-owned Laboratories. BNL rates as one of the four worst performers d. does not matter: back in- ets can be purchased at the Rec. Bldg. closed 7/4, open 7/5. The U.S. Post with regard to work-related injuries. BNL worker compensation costs are also juries are covered under on Tuesday, July 16, and Wednesday, Office, Upton Branch, will be closed higher due in part to the frequency and severity of injuries and to the liberal workers’ compensation July 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more 7/4, open 7/5 from 8 to 11 a.m. payment schedules under New York State compensation laws. information, contact Lisa Fugleberg, 3. Identify why safety practices 206-5128, or Joe O’Conor, Ext. 2212. June is Gay Pride How are the statistics from each Laboratory compared? (i.e., are “apples and procedures are needed: *Six Flags Great Adventure Trip compared to apples?”) a. lower insurance premiums $45 per person includes transporta- Month Q b. prevent physical harm to tion, admission and safari, breakfast. A display commemorating gay pride is Statistics among the 27 DOE sites are compared using the three Occupa- yourself and others Bus leaves Brookhaven Center 7 a.m. set up in Berkner Hall lobby. For more Ational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) occupational injury/illness statistics: c. lower cost to employer sharp. Bring cash only to reserve on or information, see www.bnl.gov/bera/ (1) recordable cases (injuries or illnesses meeting severity threshold as de- d. prevent possible loss of job before Monday, July 8, to Nina Nami, activities/globe. fined in 29 CFR 1904), (2) lost workday cases (injuries/illnesses resulting in e. all of the above Ext. 4237, Sci. Ed. Center, Bldg. 438. lost time beyond the day of the event), and (3) lost workdays (days lost per injury/illness). These raw statistics are used to calculate injury rates using an 4. What does a triangular traffic — WEEK OF 7/22 — — THIS WEEKEND — OSHA formula that levels the playing field for large, medium, and small opera- sign tell a driver on site? tions. This normalized rate allows for comparison of sites regardless of size a. slow down for hospital Monday, 7/22 Saturday, 6/29 and number of employees. zone b. yield to other traffic flow IBEW Meeting Hospitality Barbecue c. observe recommended 5:30 p.m. at the gazebo in the apart- Are injuries from BERA activities included in BNL’s occupational injury 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, Rail- statistics? speed limit road Ave., Patchogue. A meeting for ment area. All are welcome. Bring a Q d. ignore the sign unless you salad or side dish for six people to shift workers will be held at 3 p.m. in share. Meat and beverages will be pro- No. Athletic injuries that occur while an employee is participating in a see Safeguards & Security the union office. The agenda includes
vided. There will be games for children. BERA program are normally worker’s compensable, but they are not in- watching you regular business, committee reports, A b. 4. e; 3. c; 2. b; 1. Answers: Monique de la Beij, 399-7656. cluded in the occupational injury/illness statistics. So, while BERA injuries are and the president’s report. not included in the statistics, the associated costs of BERA injuries are in- Thursday, 7/25 — WEEK OF 7/1 — cluded in BNL’s overall compensation costs. Go to http://training.bnl.gov/ course/safetyquiz/WebExport/ BERA Bridge Club Wednesday, 7/3 What is the total dollar cost to BNL for worker’s compensation claims? safetyquiz/index.html for more 7 p.m., Brookhaven Center. South Room. Morris Strongson, Ext. 4192, Spirit Dinner Cruise Q questions. Enter the Safety Quiz There are two cost components to any worker’s compensation claim: [email protected]. $89 per person. Celebrate Indepen- direct and indirect costs. Direct costs are the expenses associated with contest and win a prize! dence Day by sailing around Man- A hattan.Transportation, buffet dinner, medical treatment and paid sick time. Indirect costs may include investigation — WEEK OF 7/29 — live music, entertainment. Open to of an injury, temporary replacement of personnel and other peripheral costs. those over 12 years of age. A few tick- Indirect costs are typically five to ten times the amount of direct costs. It is Saturday, 8/3 ets available at the BERA Sales Office. estimated that BNL’s direct worker’s compensation costs will be between $2- Retirement Planning 3 million this year, making indirect costs in excess of $10 million. Monies BERA Fishing Trip — WEEK OF 7/8 — spent for workers’ compensation are resources diverted from BNL’s principal The Vanguard Group invites $49 per person. The Captain Bob leaves mission of research. you to spend 30 minutes one- the dock in Mattituck at 8 a.m. and on-one with a licensed Van- returns at 3 p.m. BERA Sales Office. Monday, 7/8 What can employees do to reduce BNL’s worker’s compensation costs Andrea Dehler, Ext. 3347, or Sue and reduce the number of lost workdays? guard representative at the Lab Cataldo, Ext. 4461. Safety Awareness Day Q to talk about financial issues. 10 a.m., Berkner Hall. Billy Robbins Work safely! In addition, employees should keep their eyes and ears Meet with a representative be- — WEEK OF 8/5 — talk on “Hooked on Safety.” 3 p.m., open for better, safer ways of performing their job duties and should en- Berkner Hall, Paul Kende gives safety A tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on talk. All are welcome. courage their co-workers to work safely. Each employee has the right and obligation to stop any work immediately that appears to be an imminent haz- Wednesday, July 24. Thursday, 8/8 Tuesday, 7/9 ard situation. Safety works for everyone! You may learn about: invest- BERA Bridge Club ing for long-term goals such as Money Talks Seminar: ‘Take Charge of 7 p.m., Brookhaven Center. South How Does BNL Rank Among the 27 DOE Labs? retirement; selecting funds for Room. Morris Strongson, Ext. 4192, Your Retirement Savings’ [email protected]. Noon, Berkner Hall. To help attendees Year 1999 2000 2001 your savings; and making the understand retirement plan options, a Recordable Cases 12 15 17 most of the services and invest- Saturday, 8/10 representative from TIAA-CREF will Lost Workday Cases 22 24 24 ment tools available. present “Take Charge of Your Retire- *Defensive Driving Course ment Savings,” focussing on the steps Lost Workday and Restricted Duty Days 23 21 24 To schedule your 30-minute 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Berkner Hall, Room for planning a financially secure retire- session, call Vanguard, 1-800- B. To register, send a check for $26 per
BNL’s Rank in BNL’s Cost Index 25 24 24 ment. Check your mailbox for registra- 662-0106, Ext. 69000. person, made out to Empire Safety tion forms. Joyce Wund, Ext. 7516. Numbers in table give BNL’s placement in terms of various safety performance mea- Council, in care of Scott Zambelli, P.O. sures. For example: in 2001, Brookhaven ranked 24th out of the 27 DOE Labs for lost Box 670, Mount Sinai, NY 11766. In- Thursday, 7/11 workday cases — only three Labs had a higher lost workday case rate. Summer Pool Season clude your telephone number in case Source: http://tis.eh.doe.gov/cairs/cairs/summary/main.html you need to be contacted. All checks Cycletrons Motorcycle Club Meeting Begins Monday, July 1 must be received by August 2. 4:45 p.m., Brookhaven Center. Frank The summer pool season will Dusek, Ext. 2022, [email protected]. On-Site Security Exercises Under Way — WEEK OF 8/19 BERA Bridge Club begin on Monday, July 1 and 7 p.m., Brookhaven Center. South Over the next several weeks, the Safeguards & Security Division runs through Monday, Septem- Room. Morris Strongson, Ext. 4192, will be conducting another round of on-site training exercises, both ber 30. For new operating hours Thursday, 8/22 [email protected]. during and after normal working hours. The Police Group’s tactical and fee schedules, go to www. BERA Bridge Club Friday, 7/12 response teams will be actively training around the clock, and some bnl.gov/bera/recreation/ 7 p.m., Brookhaven Center. South of the exercises will include participation by local law-enforcement Room. Morris Strongson, Ext. 4192, BNL Science Museum Open at Lunch services.htm#FACILITIES. [email protected]. agencies. Employees should expect to see an increased number of 11 a.m.-2 p.m. During July and August, starting 7/12, the BNL Science Mu- BNL police, various other uniformed officers, and marked vehicles Defensive Driving Saturday, 8/24 seum, Bldg. 935, will be open to the Lab on site at any given time as the exercises commence. community, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Fridays. A defensive driving course Bronx Zoo Trip Children under 14 must be with an adult. will be offered on Saturday, Au- $32 per adult, $28 per child. Includes bus Health Promotion transportation and Zooventure tickets. GLOBE Meeting Arrivals & Departures gust 10, at $26 per person. See (Zooventure includes general admission, The Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Employee Arrivals Humor Seminar, 7/16 Calendar of Events, above, right. zoo shuttle, Bengal Express, one-way Club at BNL will hold its monthly meet- Skyfari Cable Car ride, and the Children’s ing at 7 p.m. For the meeting’s location, Pamela Bartlett ...... Rad. Ctrl. Join Rick Shields of CIGNA Zoo.) BERA Sales Office, Ext. 3347. contact Debbie Bauer, Ext. 5664, or Mike Stephen Giordano ...... NSLS Behavior Health at noon on Loftus, Ext. 2960. For more information Kim Hayes ...... Rad. Ctrl. Tuesday, July 16, at the Brook- about the GLOBE club, see www.bnl.gov/ Sharon Hoey ...... Rad. Ctrl. Nanocatalysts (cont’d.) bera/activities/globe. Clayton Hughes ...... Rad. Ctrl. haven Center South Dining Note: This calendar is updated — WEEK OF 7/15 — James Langhorne ...... Rad. Ctrl. Room as he presents “Your billionth of a meter — speed up continuously and will appear in the Jeffrey Sells ...... Rad. Ctrl. Sense of Humor.” chemical reactions. “Nobody re- Bulletin whenever space permits. Kurt Vetter ...... C-A Shields will focus on the psy- ally understands how nano– Submissions must be received by the Wednesday, 7/17 preceding Friday at noon to appear in the Departures chological and physical benefits catalysts work,” Muckerman *Cycletrons Motorcycle Club Picnic following week’s Bulletin. Please enter the Andrei Shishlo ...... C-A of humor. A brown bag lunch commented. “So we are now us- information for each event in the order Noon. Join the BNL Cycletrons Motor- cycle Club at the gazebo by the softball will be provided for attendees. ing our simulations to investi- listed above (date, event name, fields for a picnic on national “Ride to Money Talks , 7/9 Registration is necessary by gate the role of these catalysts description, and cost) and send it to [email protected]. Write “Bulletin Work Day.” Frank Dusek, Ext. 2022, Tuesday, July 9. Contact Linda at the atomic level.” [email protected]. Plan Retirement Savings Calendar” in the subject line. See calendar above, left. Rundlett, Bldg. 185. — Patrice Pages & Peter Genzer mining performance standards appropriate Great Adventure, 7/20 Classified to each individual job and its circum- Advertisements stances. Plant Engineering Division. Take a ride to Six Flags Great C-A Picnic Undamped by Rain TB2466. OFFICE SERVICES ASSISTANT Adventure on Saturday, July 20. (CW-2, Term Appointment) – Requires excel- Placement Notices lent communication skills and people skills with The bus will leave at 7 a.m. proficiency in MS Word, Outlook and WWW sharp from the Brookhaven The Lab’s placement policy is to se- desirable. Candidate should have: ability to lect the best-qualified candidate for an develop filing system and maintain records to Center. The cost of $45 per per- available position. Candidates are con- Laboratory requirements; ability to enter data son includes transportation, sidered in the following order: (1) present into and maintain databases (BTMS, IN- admission to park and safari, employees within the department/division FORM, etc.); familiarity with spreadsheets and/or appropriate bargaining unit, with (Excel 2000); ability to enter and maintain and breakfast. Seating is limited: preference for those within the immedi- Physics Department documents on the Inter- first come, first served. To re- ate work group; (2) present employees net. Duties will include maintaining an elec- serve a place, bring cash only on within the Laboratory; and (3) outside tronic calendar (Outlook), greeting and assist- applicants. In keeping with the Affirma- ing walk-ins with safety training information, or before Monday, July 8, to
Michael Herbert tive Action Plan, selections are made assisting with conference and colloquia speak- Nina Nami, Ext. 4237, Science without regard to age, race, color, reli- ers (conference room bookings, car rentals, gion, national origin, sex, disability or vet- housing, maintaining local and lab calendars. Education Center, Bldg. 438. eran status. Each week, the Human Re- Physics Department. sources Division lists new placement notices, first, so employees may request OPEN RECRUITMENT – Opportunities for Fire Hydrant Flushing consideration for themselves, and, sec- Laboratory employees and outside candidates.
D6470602 ond, for open recruitment. Because of the MK3043. ASSISTANT PHYSICIST – Re- Week of July 8th priority policy stated above, each listing quires a Ph.D. in nuclear, high energy or does not necessarily represent an oppor- theoretical physics or a commensurate To improve the quality of tunity for all people. Except when opera- degree in computer science or engineer- BNL water delivered to the The picnic chefs are: (from left) Rich Savage, Bob Marascia, Jim Meier, tional needs require otherwise, positions ing, with extensive experience in high-per- will be open for one week after publica- formance computing, numerical algorithms, consumer’s tap by eliminating Bill McGahern, John Nicolellis, Ray Lo Presti, Frank Dusek, and Rich tion. For more information, contact the and the creation and maintenance of large “rusty” water, the Lab’s fire hy- Conte. Not in the picture is I-Huang Chiang. Employment Manager, Ext. 2882; call the software systems. Experience in large- drants will be flushed Monday JOBLINE, Ext. 7744 (344-7744), for a list scale computer simulations of lattice gauge he Collider-Accelerator (C-A) Department’s BBQ held at the to Friday, July 8-12, as follows: of all job openings; use a TDD system theories and expertise in highly efficient gazebo near the ballpark on Friday, June 14, was a great suc- to access job information by calling (631) programming in C, C++ and assembly lan- • Mon. 7/8: Rutherford and Lawrence T 344-6018; or access current job openings guages highly desirable. As part of the Drives cess despite the monsoon-like rain. Most of the 394 ticket holders on the World Wide Web at www.bnl.gov/ Nuclear Theory Group will work in lattice • Tue. 7/9: Upton Road and through the attended under large umbrellas and had a wonderful time. HR/jobs/default.htm. gauge theory in conjunction with the apartment area To make the picnic happen from the idea of Bob Marascia and ap- SciDAC (Scientific Discovery through Ad- • Wed. 7/10: Cornell Avenue and its cross LABORAT0RY RECRUITMENT - Oppor- vanced Computing ) program of the De- proved by C-A Chair Derek Lowenstein, Penny Lo Presti formed a hard- streets tunities for Laboratory employees. partment of Energy. Position will involve a working committee: Marascia, Ripp Bowman, Mary Campbell, Rich NS3085. PLANNER/ESTIMATOR (Archi- combination of direct research in lattice • Thu. 7/11: Brookhaven Avenue tectural/T-5) – Requires a minimum of five gauge theory using large scale numerical • Fri. 7/12: Bell Avenue Conte, Lynann DiFilippo, Frank Dusek, Marion Heimerle, Mike years’ carpentry experience, considerable simulation, the development and testing of Before drinking or using wa- Jacobellis, Cindy Long, Jim Meier, John Nicolellis, Anna Petway, Rich construction experience, and proven abil- new algorithms and software support for Savage, and Laura Taddonio. John Hauser was master of ceremonies ity equivalent to that of a Craft Supervisor. the community of users of the present and ter during and after hydrant With a minimum of supervision, performs planned Teraflops-scale parallel comput- flushing, run the water in the and raffle announcer, Ken Sutter roasted a 150-pound pig. I-Huang work requirement analysis, job layout and ers at Columbia University and Brookhaven sink, fountain, or shower to Chiang prepared and cooked 60 pounds of salmon. Still more chefs equipment selection, and applies perfor- National Laboratory. Interested candidates (see photo) took care of other essentials such as hot dogs, hamburgers, mance measurement standards to produce should send a CV, list of publications and flush discolored water from the operating estimates for all types of plant arrange to have three letters of recommen- tap. In some places, you may salads, and desserts. Visual memories were assured by Larry Arnold’s maintenance and repair. Works in close co- dation sent as soon as possible to Dr. Larry video and Bowman’s photographs, while the Muddy River Blues Band operation with supervisors and general su- McLerran, Group Leader, Physics Depart- have to run the water for 5 to pervisors in technical planning and job lay- ment, Bldg. 510A, Brookhaven National 10 minutes until the water runs (see below) took care of musical entertainment. The committee thanks out. Uses professional judgment in deter- Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973-5000. clear. For more information, call the Plant Engineering Division for valuable assistance in the event. Marsha Belford, Ext. 5053, or Bill Summer Sunday Tours Begin July 14 Chaloupka, voice pager 0552. ‘Summer Bash’ Concert at BNL This summer, BNL’s Sunday tours will feature exciting in- Free Roll of Film Features Blues & Rock, 7/13 teractive exhibits and an inside look at a different Labora- or Free Second Music by Sam “Bluzman” Taylor, George Bostick, tory facility each Sunday, including the Relativistic Heavy Set of Prints Hadicus Road, the Muddy River Band Ion Collider. Also, BNL’s Magnet Division will be open to At BERA Sales Office the public for the first time this year, which will allow visi- tors to see how high-tech magnets are made for accelerators During July and August, the around the world. BERA Sales Office will offer a free The Lab will be open for tours on seven consecutive Sun- roll of film (ISO100, 24 exp. Fuji days, from July 14 to August 25. Tour hours are be- film,) or a free second set of tween 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Admission is free prints when you have a single and no reservations are needed, but set of prints developed. to be admitted on site, all visitors age 15 and over Hospitality Events must bring a photo ID.
BBQ, 6/29 Michael Herbert A new hands-on ex- The Hospitality Committee hibit called “Brain invites the Lab community to a Teasers,” a collection of BBQ on Saturday, June 29, at 5:30 20 puzzles ranging p.m. at the gazebo in the apart- from giant jigsaws to ment area. See details in Calen- D6490602 rope tricks, will chal- dar, page 3. Hospitality Chair lenge both children Monique de la Beij, 399-7656. and adults. Also, local Among the groups at BNL’s July 13 Summer Bash Concert will be high school students Manhattan Bus Trip, 7/20 Join a bus trip to Manhat- the Muddy River Band (above), which also played at the Collider- will demonstrate the Accelerator Department BBQ on June 14. Other than drummer Mike robots they built. tan on Saturday, July 20. See details in the Calendar, page 3. DiGeronimo, the group is all from BNL: (from left) Sean Stoll, Joe The “Whiz Bang Rubino, John Ostaszewski, Joe Vignola, and Joe Carbonaro. Science Show” — popu- Contact Lisa Fugleberg, 206- lar with both adults and chil- 5128, or Joe O’Conor, Ext. 2212. NL will hold a includes guitarist dren — will be shown at 10:30 a.m., “Summer Bash” Gregory Condemi, noon, 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. every Sunday dur- Ride to Work Day, 7/18 B outdoor concert, fea- Radiological Control ing the summer program. Both children and adults will National ‘Ride to Work Day’ is turing local blues and Division (RCD); and enjoy lively interactive demonstrations of basic scientific Wednesday, July 17. Bring your rock groups, on Satur- the Muddy River D0330302 principles. How does a “Bernoulli blower” float a beach motorcycle and join BNL’s club, day, July 13, from Band, an acoustic ball in the air? What is a corrugaphone and how does the Cycletrons, from noon to 1 noon to 6 p.m., on the rock band, which in- sound travel through it? These are just a few of the in- p.m. at the gazebo by the softball lawn adjacent to Berk- cludes BNL’s Joseph triguing questions to be answered in the show. — fields. For more information, ner Hall. To be held A star performer on Carbonaro, Nonpro- Diane Greenberg July 13 will be Sam contact Frank Dusek, Ext. 2022. rain or shine, the free liferation & National Facilities will be open as follows: July 14, Life Sciences; July 21, “Bluzman” Taylor. Magnet Division; July 28, Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC); concert is open to the Security Department;
Roger Stoutenburgh August 4, BNL Fire House; August 11, National Synchrotron Light public. All visitors age John Ostaszewski, Source; August 18, Energy & Environment; and August 25, RHIC. 15 and over must bring a photo Magnet Division; Joseph Rubino, ID to be admitted on the Labora- Information Services Division; For more information about Brookhaven's tory site. All concertgoers are ad- Sean Stoll, Physics Department; free Sunday tours, call (631) 344-2651. vised to bring their own blankets and Joseph Vignola, RCD. or chairs. The BNL cafeteria will be Appearing live on stage at the open from noon to 2:30 p.m. concert will be Sam “Bluzman” Also, the Whiz Bang Science Taylor, Blues Hall of Fame in- Show, which features lively in- ductee; and three bands featur- teractive demonstrations of ba- ing musicians who work at BNL: sic scientific principles will be George Bostick, Safeguards & presented during the afternoon. Security Division, who plays For more details, contact the Chicago blues guitar; Hadicus BNL Music Club, Ext. 3846 or jjv Road, a classic rock band, which @bnl.gov. — Diane Greenberg
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